What is the best alternative to&#x20;Logitech G502?

Great for MOBAs, MMOs, and even FPSs. See More

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score 25 · Answer 2

Razer Naga Chroma

Top Pro

Tons of easy to program buttons

Top Con

The shape will not feel comfortable for everyone

The shape does not work with palm grips that well. See More

Top Pro

Side buttons are mechanical and angled

The 12 side buttons on the Razer Naga Chroma have mechanical switches inside. Mechanical switches have a great tactile and audible feedback while also having great longevity. The buttons themselves are also angled which makes it easier to find the correct button to use. See More

Top Con

Heavy

Unsuitable for most hardcore FPS games. This mouse will easily make your hand tired due to its weight of 135g. See More

Top Pro

Tilt-click scroll wheel

The scroll wheel can be pressed left, right, or down. See More

Top Con

Side buttons are not for everyone

Takes your thumb some getting used to, hitting the correct button. See More

Top Pro

Braided cord

Top Con

Proprietary software needed to take advantage of all of the mouses features

Users will need to install Razers Synapse software to take advantage of most of this mouses features such as the programmable keys. See More

Top Pro

Super comfortable to use

Perfectly conforms to any grip type in your hand. Can use this mouse for hours on end. See More

Top Pro

Right or left handed models available

The Razer Naga Chroma comes in either a right or left handed model. See More

Specs

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score 8 · Answer 3

Evoluent VerticalMouse 4

Top Pro

Included software further eases work

The included Mouse Manager software allows you to assign different functions to the buttons such as hotkeys, Windows commands, or media control. You can reduce the amount of clicking you have to do by assigning a double-click button, or set the mouse to double-click automatically after a short pause. Static strain can also be reduced by pressing and holding a button momentarily to simulate continuous pressing. See More

Top Con

Buttons feel cheap

The buttons feel cheap and mushy to press compared to other mice in its price range. See More

Top Pro

Made from quality plastic and rubber

The mouse is made of quality hard plastic. The back portion of the mouse is made of a soft rubberized material that helps add grip. The scroll wheel feels tight and responsive. See More

Top Con

Takes a while to adapt

For a user that spends 8+ hours with a mouse it may take days, for a casual user it may take weeks. See More

Top Pro

Takes away stress from your arms

Even if you don't have wrist pain, this mouse will be better for your hand health. See More

Top Con

Subpar tracking

A bit inaccurate and may stutter on certain surfaces (mousepad recommended). See More

Top Pro

Comes in left and right handed forms

This mouse can be bought in six different versions: a left-handed one, two smaller ones (wired and wireless), and three standard right-handed versions. See More

Top Con

Driver interferes with other mice

The VerticalMouse mouse driver interferes with the Magic Mouse and Kensington drivers and even disables the Magic Mouse upon startup. See More

Top Pro

Super comfortable and easy to use

Rather than twisting your forearm to abide the requirements of a traditional mouse, the VerticalMouse lets your arm rest in a natural pose while you navigate. Add to that browser buttons and customizable software on top of a navigating experience that is not only better for you but one of the smoothest in the consumer category and you have a easy to use everyday mouse. See More

Top Pro

Lightweight

So you don't have to exert as much energy to move the mouse. See More

Specs

MSRP:$109.95

This mouse is great for every grip style. The right side lets you palm or fingertip grip the mouse regardless of your hand size. See More

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score 17 · Answer 4

Roccat Kone Pure Optical

Top Pro

Amazing shape

Top Con

Not an ideal mouse for large hands

The Kone Pure Optical is quite a rather small mouse, suitable for people with small and medium-sized hands. Someone with larger-than-average hands will most likely be very uncomfortable using this mouse. See More

Top Pro

Full Linux support

Roccat releases official drivers for Linux for most (if not all) of their products and the Kone Pure Optical is not an exception. See More

Top Con

High lift off distance

The Roccat Kone Pure Optical has a higher than average lift off distance of 3mm, though it can be lowered in software (Advanced Settings tab) or with the tape trick. See More

Top Pro

No angle snapping or pointer prediction

With the Avago ADNS-3090 optical sensor being used there is no angle snapping or pointer prediction to be found. See More

Top Pro

All the buttons are very well-built

The buttons are very well-built and feel great when pressed. There is almost no travel to any of them and they are quite light. See More

Top Pro

Good build quality

The Kone Pure Optical has great build quality. The materials with which this mouse is built feel very nice, there's no squeakyness when pressing the buttons and the cable is pretty good as well. See More

Specs

Weight:96g

Max Speed:4.48 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-3090 (Optical)

Cable:Smooth Plastic

It is accurate and responsive. See More

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score 4 · Answer 5

Gigabyte M6800

Top Pro

Good tracking

Top Pro

Cheap

With tracking and comfort offered this prices is amazingly cheap at $15. See More

Top Pro

Good for palm grips

Top Pro

Comfortable

High arch and sculpted form make it very comfortable for adult hands. See More

Specs

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score 14 · Answer 6

Logitech G9x

Top Pro

Highly customizable

It can be outfitted with two different grips (a precision one and a wide grip one), has an adjustable weight, where the user can add up to 28g of weight to the mouse, and features on-the-fly adjustable DPI that can switch automatically depending on the program in use. There are also two scrolling settings - notched and smooth. Even the LEDs on the mouse are color customizable, so you can set a different color for different profiles. See More

Top Con

Always wired

Not a pleasure to use compared to wireless. See More

Top Pro

Customizable, profile-based LED colors

Even the LEDs on the mouse are color customizable, so you can set a different color for different profiles. See More

Top Con

DPI manual switching button placement is poor

The placement of the manual DPI "on the fly" button could cause users to accidently swithc when actually trying to use the left mouse button. See More

Top Pro

Dual-mode scroll wheel

There are also two scrolling settings - notched and smooth. See More

Top Con

No longer in production

Discontinued and there is no direct replacement. See More

Top Pro

Onboard memory for saving profiles

Logitech G9x allows saving up to 5 profiles on it's onboard memory. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable for claw or fingertip grip

The thumb cradles for both grips are comfortable and additional buttons are in an easy access position that do not get in the way. See More

Top Pro

Can switch CPI settings based on program used as well aws switch on the fly

The mouse features on-the-fly adjustable CPI that can switch on the fly as well as automatically depending on the program in use. See More

Top Pro

Accurate and responsive tracking

Specs

Weight:156g (Customizable)

Max Speed:4.19 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-S9500 (Laser)

Cable:Braided

The shell is very cheap, thin plastic and the button sensors are either far too easy to trigger (left/right click) or ridiculously hard (back/forward, middle button/wheel). See More

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score 11 · Answer 7

Logitech M570

Top Con

Low build quality

Top Pro

Trackball

Using a stationary mouse will keep wrist and arm movement down. The trackball being operated by the thumb makes for great comfort (do not recommend finger based track balls). A trackball doesn't require a large flat surface, though next to the keyboard still tends to be most comfortable. See More

Top Con

Really awkward with the left hand.

Doesn't really go both ways See More

Top Pro

Wireless

With 18 months of wireless power, it can be used in a variety of manners not handicapped by a wire. See More

Specs

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score 48 · Answer 8

Steelseries Rival

Top Pro

Great tracking

The Steelseries Rival gaming mouse has a built in Pixart PAW3310 optical sensor that offers great tracking control. See More

Top Con

Rubber grips get worn out very quickly

Top Pro

Works great on Linux, using the libratbagd software

Top Con

Rubber grips get slippery with sweaty hands

When using the mouse for long duration's the sweat from the users hands can make the rubber side grips slippery. See More

Top Pro

Satisfying clicks

Steelseries boast of new in house built switches used inside of the Rival. Use reports have claimed that the clicks as "satisfying". See More

Top Con

Cannot turn of lighting without Steelseries proprietary software

The lighting on the device can not be adjusted without the Steelseries software. See More

Top Pro

Great accompanying software suite

Steelseries uses a software suite called Engine 3 that is low resource and used to customize their gaming mouse options. See More

Top Con

Labled DPI is incorrect

Steelseries labels the DPI as 6500 for the Rival when in fact it is 5000. See More

Top Pro

Great value for money

At $59 the Rival gaming mouse has a great balance between build quality and value for money. See More

Top Pro

Great grip and comfortable

Top Pro

Customizable colors for scroll wheel and palm lights

The Steelseries Rival gaming mouse offers 16.8 million colors with two zone illumination. See More

Top Pro

Absolutely the best for a gaming mouse claw grip

When You have relatively large hands. See More

Top Pro

DPI can be doubled with software

The 5000 DPI of the Steelseries Rival can be doubled to 10000 with Steelseries firmware. See More

Specs

Weight:128g

Max Speed:7.6 m/s

Sensor:Pixart PAW3310 / Avago ADNS 3310 Sensor (Optical)

Cable:Soft Rubber

Hitting a button behind the scroll wheel changes the scroll wheel from clicking up and down in a controlled manner to allowing you to flick it and quickly scroll through large portions of a document. See More

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score 32 · Answer 9

Logitech Performance Mouse MX

Top Pro

'Flickable' Scroll Wheel

Top Con

Durability issues

A common problem are the buttons failing after only a few months of use. See More

Top Pro

Ergonomic design

The MX is an full-sized, ergonomically designed mouse that is designed to fit the hands of those who prefer a palm grip. See More

Top Con

No left handed version

Top Pro

Works on any surface

The MX uses "darkfield" technology to allow it to work on glass, mirrored surfaces etc. See More

Top Con

Price

The price is currently hovering around the $70 mark, being marginally over this price from a number of outlets, putting it at the maximum limit of this question's price range. See More

Top Pro

Good battery life

Once fully charged the mouse lasts for several weeks of moderate use before requiring further charge. Users are notified through lights on the mouse itself, and systray notifications when the mouse is nearing the end of its charge (generally several days before). Even after several years of use this appears to be the case. The mouse uses one AA battery. A rechargeable NI-MH battery is included. The battery compartment is easily accessible, requiring no tools to assist. See More

Top Con

Heavier than a typical mouse

At 147 g, compared to a typical weight of about 100 g, the mouse may take some getting used to. More often than not, heavier mice can tire your wrists after extended use without rest. See More

Top Pro

Well designed extra buttons

Three programmable buttons are easily accessed by your thumb. In addition to the Zoom, Forward and Back buttons depicted, the thumb rest has a button for switching between applications, the mouse wheel may be held to allow drag navigation, and the mouse button may be tilted left or right for horizontal scrolling. See More

Top Con

Middle click not safe

When pressing the middle button by pressing down the scroll wheel it can happen that the the left or right scroll-wheel buttons are triggered. That can lead to accidentally go back in browser or whatever is configured for these buttons. The middle click should be a safe thing, that nothing else could happen. See More

Top Pro

Logitech Unifying Receiver (Dongle)

The [Logitech Unifying Receiver][1] allows you to connect multiple (up to 6) devices through one single, small dongle. The dongle itself is made up mostly of the USB connector, meaning it's small and so stays out of the way, and is unlikely to be bent or broken if knocked. See More

Top Pro

Works whilst charging

Though the mouse works wirelessly, it's recharged via USB. When recharging, the mouse continues to work . NB: The mouse still communicates wirelessly, so requires one USB for the Logitech Dongle, and one for the charge cable. See More

Top Pro

Useful accessories

A travel case, a USB charge cord and a USB-to-outlet-power adapter, and a USB extension cord for the receiver. See More

Specs

Shape:Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

MSRP:$99.99

Wired/Wireless:Both

There is a built in ergonomic thumb rest so users can rest there thumb instead of constantly gripping. See More

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score 42 · Answer 10

Logitech G400

Top Pro

Thumb-rest

Top Con

Scroll wheel is shallow and loose

Like the versions before it, the scroll wheel feels shallow and loose. See More

Top Pro

Great for palm grip

The Logitech G400 gaming mouse was clearly designed specifically for palm grip. See More

Top Con

Lift off distance too high

The lift off distance is too high for this device but it can be fixed by using the tape trick. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable side button placement

The two side buttons are located in an easy to reach, unobtrusive position. See More

Top Con

Superseded by Logitech G400s

This unit is no longer in production though some units can still be found on Amazon and Ebay. See More

Top Pro

A true successor to the legendary MX518

The Logitech G400 gaming mouse is based off of MX518. It has a few minor incremental improvements that don't change what made the original so great. See More

Top Pro

Accurate 3600 CPI optical sensor

The mouse has an accurate Avago ADNS-3095 optical 3600 CPI sensor. No angle snapping, no acceleration, no prediction. See More

Top Pro

Quick-access CPI shift

Above and below the scroll-wheel there are buttons that allow increasing and decreasing between 400 and 3600 CPI on the fly. See More

Top Pro

Good build quality

High quality rubberized coating is used among other materials to give a quality product feel. See More

Top Pro

CPI shift

CPI can be changed from 400 CPI up to 3600 CPI without having to interrupt workflow. See More

Specs

Weight:137g

Max Speed:4.50 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-3095 (Optical)

Cable:Soft Rubber

Roccat Savu has a lighter than usual braided cable that helps prevent kinking, curling and protects the cable prolonging life of mouse. See More

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score 9 · Answer 11

Roccat Savu

Top Pro

A lightweight braided cable

Top Con

Reports of non-slip grip wearing off within a year

The soft touch coating does not last and will wear easily. See More

Top Pro

Accurate 4000 CPI optical sensor

The mouse has an accurate 4000 CPI optical sensor. No angle snapping, no acceleration, no prediction. See More

Top Pro

Great grip provides good control over the mouse

A high quality rubberized grip on top and a sweat-proof grip material on the sides provides good control over the mouse. See More

Top Pro

Full Linux support

Roccat has good Linux drivers. See More

Top Pro

Roccat Talk informs which profile is selected when switched

Top Pro

Easy+Shift allows for double mouse actions

Top Pro

Good driver software

Top Pro

Accomodating thumb rest

Top Pro

Good build quality

The mouse weights 90g. See More

Top Pro

Good for smaller hands

Specs

Weight:90g

Max Speed:4.04 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-3090 (Optical)

Cable:Braided

The Natural Wireless 6000 takes two included AA batteries instead of being able to recharge. See More

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score 7 · Answer 12

Microsoft Natural 6000

Top Con

Not recharchable

Top Pro

Easy to get used to

Unlike other, more non-traditional, ergonomic mice, it does not take long to adjust to this one. See More

Top Con

No left handed version

Top Pro

Meant for larger hands

Medium to larger hands will work for this mouse, avoid if you have small hands. See More

Top Con

Odd placement of thumb buttons

They are position in a way that requires moving either main finger or thumb. See More

Top Pro

Good tracking

Except for some surfaces, this mouse has good accuracy. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable and easy to use

Unlike standard mouse designs, this model's buttons, wheel, and palm rest upward to the right. It has the effect of rolling your wrist up off your desk and it feels less stressful on my wrist. See More

Specs

MSRP:N/A

Not entirely fit for claw grips with small hands, and gets uncomfortable after a while. See More

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score 48 · Answer 13

SteelSeries Rival 300

Top Pro

Great for those with large hands and using claw grip

Top Con

Not extremely ergonomic

Top Pro

Comfortable to handle

This mouse is very well balanced in weight, size and ergonomics making for a mouse that is easy and comfortable to handle. See More

Top Con

Rubber grips get worn out very quickly

Top Pro

Great value for money

At $39 the Rival gaming mouse has a great balance between build quality and value for money. See More

Top Con

Rubber grips get slippery with sweaty hands

When using the mouse for long duration's the sweat from the users hands can make the rubber side grips slippery. See More

Top Pro

Highly accurate

The Steelseries Rival gaming mouse has a built in Pixart PMW3310 optical sensor that offers great tracking control. There's no angle-snapping, hardware acceleration, or jitter. See More

Top Pro

Great accompanying software suite

Steelseries uses a software suite called Engine 3 that is low resource and used to customize their gaming mouse options. See More

Specs

Weight:130 grams

Max Speed:5.08 m/s

Sensor:PMW3310 Optical

Cable:2m

The battery is rechargeable and lasts up to two months on a single charge. See More

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score 5 · Answer 14

Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Wireless Mobile Mouse

Top Pro

Rechargeable battery

Top Con

Scroll can sometimes jump around

The wheel can sometimes have an issue with "phantom scroll". It may cause the page to jump around/scroll some on its own. See More

Top Pro

Tracks well on all surfaces

This mouse tracks really well on almost all surface types (including glass). See More

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score 1 · Answer 15

LUOM G50 4000DPI Gaming Mouse

Top Pro

Materials

ABS and aluminum See More

Top Pro

Sensor

Adjustable DPI from 250 - 4000. See More

Top Pro

Weight

170g/6.02 oz See More

Top Pro

Aluminum scroll wheel

Mouse with rubber wheels fail very soon See More

Top Pro

10 programmable buttons for games. Button to change dpi

Top Pro

Mouse completely adjustable to the size of your hand

High quality optical sensor, adjustable DPI of up to 4000 DPI, DPI program from 250 to 4000. See More

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score 57 · Answer 16

Logitech G500

Top Pro

Dual-mode scroll wheel

This mouse has two scrolling modes - notched and freescrolling. The modes can be switched on-the-fly with a button located just below the scroll-wheel. See More

Top Con

Not produced anymore

Logitech G500 was replaced by G500s in 2013 and that in turn was replaced by the G502 Proteus Core in 2014. See More

Top Pro

Great for palm grip

Clearly designed specifically for palm grip. See More

Top Con

Too heavy even without weights

Top Pro

Onboard memory allows saving settings on the gaming mouse itself

The onboard memory will allow the user to store on custom profile no matter what PC they plug the device into. See More

Top Con

Scroll wheel is too loose

Clicking the scroll wheel is not precise and often the user will left or right click the wheel instead of actually clicking the center click. See More

Top Pro

Adjustable weight

This gaming mouse also comes with weights (6 weights of 1.7g, 6 weights of 4.5g) that can be added on with a maximum of 27g of weights at a time. See More

Top Con

Suffers from acceleration

All Avago ADNS-S9500 laser sensors suffer from acceleration issues and being that is the sensor used in the Logitech G500 it is a problem that this mouse suffers. See More

Top Pro

Thumb-rest

The Logitech G500 has more an edge on the left side for users to rest their thumbs. See More

Top Con

No driver for Mac

Top Pro

Braided cord

The Logitech G500 gaming mouse comes with a braided cable. See More

Top Pro

10 programmable buttons

There are ten programmable buttons on the device. See More

Top Pro

Horizontal click scroll wheel

The mouse wheel can be clicked down in the center or to the left and right. This created three different buttons in one. See More

Top Pro

On-the-fly CPI switch on the side of the left click

There is a switch on the side that allows for on the fly CPI switching. See More

Top Pro

Great value

Specs

Weight:164-191g (Customizable)

Max Speed:4.19 m/s

Sensor:Avago ADNS-S9500 (Laser)

Cable:Braided (permanent)

This is a trackball, not a mouse. See More

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score 6 · Answer 17

Kensington Expert Mouse

Top Con

Not a mouse

Top Pro

Comfortable and ergonomic

With thumb and pinky on the buttons and three fingers controlling the ball, the user's wrist lays flat on the table (or on the provided attachable wrist rest). See More

Top Con

Questionable secondary button defaults

The upper left button, which is the hardest to use, is middle click by default. The upper right, which the ring finger naturally rests near, defaults to Back. This can be particularly annoying as the Back button is easy to brush when moving hands between keyboard and mouse. See More

Top Pro

Intuitive link between ball motion and FPS camera angle

The ball is large enough for turning it to feel like physically rotating an object. See More

Specs

Weight:335g

Sensor:Optical

Cable:Soft Rubber

Buttons:4 Total (3 Programmable)

Your hand sits in a more natural position because your forearm, wrist, and fingers form a straight line. See More

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score 8 · Answer 18

Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000

Top Con

No left handed version

Top Pro

Comfortable for any hand size

Top Pro

About two weeks of wireless use

About two weeks of wireless use before needing a charge. A full charge takes about 10 hours, but the 7000 accepts a standard AAA battery as well if you need to use it in the interim. See More

Top Pro

Accurate and responsive

Top Pro

Good charger

Recharging the mouse is easy, it lasts for about two weeks and the battery is replaceable. See More

Top Pro

Zoom

There's a dedicated button for single-click magnifying tool to zoom in. See More

Specs

MSRP:$49.95

Battery charge dies very quickly. See More

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score 13 · Answer 19

Razer Mamba

Top Con

Battery life is very limited

Top Pro

Good design, good software

Very comfortable, good weight and easy-to-program options (button functions, colors, etc). See More

Top Pro

Has wireless and wired options

The Razer Mamba is a wireless mouse that is also able to be wired by simply plugging in the provided USB cable. See More

Specs

Weight:135g

Max Speed:N/A

Sensor:Philips PLN 2033 (Laser)

Cable:Wireless (2.4GHz) / Wired Braided

The DeathAdder gaming mouse has a simple design and ergonomics that makes it comfortable for a wide variety of hand sizes and grips. See More

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score 153 · Answer 20

Razer DeathAdder Elite

Top Pro

Comfortable for most sizes of hands and grips

Top Con

Requires signing in and connecting to a server before the mouse can be used to its full potential

To get the latest drivers or edit settings, you have to download "synapse", an online cloud device updater and profile storage application. You have to register an account with your email and have it running in the background constantly for changes to take effect. See More

Top Pro

16,000 CPI sensor

The new Avago ADNS-S3989 optical sensor used in the Razer DeathAdder Elite gaming mouse allows for a whopping 16,000 CPI. See More

Top Con

Scroll wheel squeaks

When scrolling using the mouse wheel, an annoying squeaking occurs. Surprisingly, this is a more common complaint than one would think... Google it. See More

Top Pro

Two side buttons in an easily accessible yet unobtrusive position

The two side buttons on this gaming mouse are programmable and have the exact same actuation as the left and right mouse buttons. They are also placed well where they are easy to access but are also unobtrusive. See More

Top Con

Poor build quality, or longevity of product

Often need to get a replacement. See More

Top Pro

Reasonably lightweight at 105 grams

At 105 grams, the Razer DeathAdder Elite gaming mouse is reasonably lightweight. See More

Top Con

Distracting lights

Although the lights on the mouse look nice, they may bother or be distracting to some people. If they are too distracting, they can be turned off but that does require proprietary software that many do not like having installed. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable for large hands

With dimensions, 127 mm/5.00” x 70 mm/2.76” x 44 mm/1.73”, DeathAdder is just a bit bigger than an everyday mouse. See More

Top Pro

16.8 million customizable color options

The mouse's software allows for a wide selection of solid color options as well as colors that rotate. See More

Top Pro

Synapse is well-designed driver software

Synapse can be a useful tool by saving a users setting to the cloud automatically, setting do not need to be remembered upon re-installs or using a friend's PC. See More

Top Pro

Left and right-click buttons have a concave that helps fingers stay in place

The concave design of the left and right mouse buttons allows for fingers to stay comfortably in place . See More

Top Pro

Cable braiding protects it from accidental damage

The DeathAdder Elite gaming mouse has a 2.13m braided cable, that helps prevent kinking, curling and protects the cable prolonging life of mouse. See More

Top Pro

Rubber textured sides that help grip the mouse

Top Pro

5 Independently programmable buttons

All five buttons on the device are independently programmable with the Synapse software. See More

Top Pro

Price-quality balance

Not expensive and multi-functional. See More

Top Pro

High quality

Can survive after been drenched with coffee See More

Specs

Weight:105g

Max Speed:11.43 m/s

Sensor:PMW3389-T3QU (Optical)

Cable:Braided